- Test Debut v Australia at Karachi - October 1998
- ODI Debut v Kenya at Colombo (SSC) - March 1996
- He was brought into international cricket as a 16-year-old leg-spinner and struck the fastest one-day hundred in his maiden innings off only 37 balls.
- His reputation for the unexpected made him unable to command a regular position in the Pakistan team until Bob Woolmer took over as coach.
- In early 2005, he hit the joint second fastest Test half-century at Bangalore and took crucial last day wickets, in helping Pakistan memorably level the Test series.
- He currently has the best strike rate in ODIs, and also the record for most number of 6s in ODIs.